LATAM Marks First Year of Miami – São José dos Campos Cargo Route with 1.6K Tons Transported
LATAM group cargo operators have celebrated the first anniversary of its Miami-São José dos Campos route, transporting over 1,600 tons of general cargo and electronics. Operated twice weekly, this route enhances imports to the Vale do Paraíba region, leveraging Miami’s hub status for connecting cargo from the U.S. and Europe. The Miami-São José dos Campos […]
LATAM’s new cargo route
May marked the beginning of the unprecedented cargo route between Europe and Florianópolis, operated by LATAM group cargo affiliate, departing from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on Mondays and Brussels (Belgium) on Thursdays. The route operated by LATAM Cargo Chile facilitates imports in southern Brazil of cargo from Europe, making transportation more dynamic, especially for pharmaceuticals, as well […]
LATAM Group and María Flowers offset over 1,290 tonnes of CO2
María Flowers, a flower importer company, and LATAM group have successfully offset 1,297 tonnes of CO2 through strategic conservation projects in South America. This compensation corresponds to the total CO2 emissions from all its flower shipments transported with the cargo subsidiaries of the LATAM group in 2023. With this milestone, María Flowers became the first […]
LATAM Cargo moves 196 horses for the 2023 Pan American Games
A total of 196 horses for Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing competitions will be transported by LATAM Cargo to and from Chile to participate in the 2023 Pan American Games and then return to their homes. Through a complex operation, and in just three weeks, horses from the United States, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, […]
LATAM Cargo inaugurates new route from Europe
LATAM Cargo inaugurates a new cargo route from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Curitiba, Brazil, aimed at strengthening connectivity between Europe and South America while reducing transportation time through a more direct alternative and providing enhanced capacity for clients. The company now offers a direct service, allowing customers to ship their cargo to the Brazilian city […]
LATAM Cargo connects South America with Brussels Airport
Since 26 March 2023, LATAM Cargo has begun operating a four-weekly connection between Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito (Ecuador) and Brussels Airport. The Chilean-based cargo airline will reach Brussels Airport and fly back to its hub in Miami. With LATAM Cargo’s arrival, Brussels Airport strengthens its network of cargo destinations, offering an additional connection […]
LATAM Group completes its first international flight with SAF
LATAM Group has completed its first international flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight was operated by LATAM Cargo Chile between the Zaragoza airport and North America, in line with the Group’s commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. SAF is a biofuel made from alternative biomass sources such as waste, fats, and oils, which […]
Valentine’s Day drives 16% growth in flower shipments for LATAM Cargo
LATAM Cargo finished the Valentine’s Day season with strong numbers, recording a 16% increase in the transportation of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador, compared to the Valentine’s season in the previous year, exporting a total of 17,910 tonnes of this product. The high demand for flowers triggered by the celebration of this day, prompted the […]
LATAM ranked as the fifth most sustainable airline in the world
LATAM Airlines Group is the fifth airline with the best performance in sustainability worldwide and the first in the Americas and Europe, according to the most recent Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), by Standard & Poor’s. (S&P Global). This allowed the group being the only airline on the continent to be classified in the 2023 edition […]
LatAm’s social e-commerce platform Facily partners Cainiao
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group Holding Limited, has announced the partnership with Facily, a Brazilian social commerce platform on last-mile deliveries. Facily customers in Brazil will be able to access to Cainiao’s network of 1,000 lockers for parcel pickup over the span of 2 years. Served as a public facility, the lockers […]
LATAM Cargo debuts in Santo Domingo with recurrent cargo flights
LATAM Cargo has debuted its new route, which will fly from Miami to Santo Domingo before continuing on to Colombia / Ecuador. The new service will operate twice a week at Las Americas José Francisco Peña Gómez (AILA-JFPG) International Airport, arriving in Santo Domingo from Miami and continuing to Colombia and/or Ecuador, thus linking the […]
LATAM group emerges from restructuring with most extensive network in South America
LATAM group has announced that it successfully completed its financial restructuring process in the United States, which it voluntarily commenced in May 2020 to reduce its debt, access new sources of financing, and transform its business in response to the global pandemic. Having maintained its leading position while achieving significant cost savings, LATAM has emerged […]
LATAM launches significant growth plans between Europe and the Americas
LATAM Airlines Group has released a significant plan that seeks to reinforce cargo connectivity between Europe and the Americas, thus offering its customers more and better solutions. The plan will be implemented gradually during the second half of this year, with more frequencies, a more diversified transatlantic network between Europe and strategic U.S. cities, and […]
LATAM Cargo goes live with eBookings on WebCargo
Over the past three years, air cargo has undergone a digital revolution, driving more reliable, accurate, and accessible supply chains. This is particularly important in South America, which exports approximately $1 trillion of goods annually. Digital air cargo is expanding to South America with LATAM Cargo, the largest South American carrier, offering real-time pricing and […]
LATAM hits Covid vaccine milestone
LATAM Airlines Group has exceeded 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines transported free of charge within Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Perú. The initiative is part of LATAM’s “Solidarity Plane” programme, which provides LATAM’s connectivity and passenger and cargo transport capacity for the benefit of South America. “The dramatic situation of the pandemic made us think […]
LATAM renews WFS contract in Spain
LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport. Having initially appointed WFS in Barcelona in 2018, LATAM has now signed a new three-year agreement for WFS to handle cargo onboard its Boeing 767 operations carrying import and export shipments through Barcelona annually. “WFS is our partner for […]
Unilode and LATAM extend partnership
LATAM Cargo and Unilode Aviation Solutions have extended their ULD management partnership for a further seven-year term until 2028. LATAM Cargo and Unilode signed their initial five-year ULD management and repair agreement in 2016. As part of the newly extended agreement, Unilode will open a new ULD repair shop in São Paulo, Brazil, by January […]
LATAM reaches a vaccine milestone
The LATAM Group has reached a milestone with 50 million vaccines against COVID distributed free of charge in South America within the framework of its Solidarity Plane programme. LATAM has distributed more than 50 million doses in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, which is equivalent to 40% of the doses administered in the region and 2% […]
LATAM temporarily converts 767s for cargo
Avianor and LATAM Cargo have completed and certified temporary cargo modifications on three Boeing 767. In May, LATAM Cargo announced that up to ten 767 will be permanently converted to cargo in the coming years. The implementation of Avianor’s temporary cargo modification was a quick and efficient solution while they await its conversions. Avianor’s temporary […]
LATAM launches sustainability initiatives
Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, zero waste to landfill by 2027 and protecting iconic ecosystems in South America, are some of the commitments that are part of the LATAM Group Sustainability Strategy, launched today. “We are facing a critical moment in the history of humanity, with a serious climate crisis and a pandemic that has […]
LATAM continues Solidarity Plane programme
LATAM Airlines Group reported today that it will continue to transport vaccines at no cost within the countries where it operates throughout 2021 through its Solidarity Plane programme. To date, the group has transported over 23.7 million vaccines against COVID-19 within South America, through more than 300 flights in the domestic markets of Brazil, Chile, […]
Andres Bianchi: the value of a plan
LATAM Cargo CEO, Andres Bianchi spoke to ACW about overcoming the adversity of the past year, vaccine transport and the value of having a plan. Throughout the pandemic, LATAM has played an important role globally and within Latin America. First transporting PPE and medical supplies and now becoming a key player in what IATA have […]
LATAM help Valentine’s bloom
LATAM Cargo Group has bounced back this Valentine’s Day season, which together with Mother’s Day marks the peak season for cut flower cargo. In 2021, the company carried 7% more flowers than in 2020, totalling more than 13,200 tons. The good figures are due to LATAM Group’s uninterrupted operations in Colombia and Ecuador, despite the […]
Rhenus solidifies LATAM presence
The Rhenus Group has solidified its presence in Mexico as part of Rhenus Americas’ Air and Ocean Division. The new subsidiary will provide a full range of end-to-end services, such as air and ocean freight, trucking, cross boarding and customs clearance. “Our presence in Mexico City reinforces Rhenus’ commitment to the Americas,” commented Pamela Osornio, […]
LATAM offers free domestic transport of COVID-19 vaccines
LATAM Airlines Group announced that, through its Solidarity Plane programme, it will make available to the authorities of the countries where it has domestic operations (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) the free transportation of COVID-19 vaccines in their regular domestic flights, once available. “During this entire global health crisis, we have not spared efforts […]
LATAM touch down in Doha
The 30th November marked a special day for LATAM Cargo as an aircraft from the Group operated by LATAM Airlines Brazil landed in Doha, Qatar, transporting perishables from LATAM Cargo customers in South America to Asia and returning to Latin America with a load of electronics. “Landing in Qatar for the first time is the […]
LATAM appoints Marty St. George as new CCO
As of 1st October 2020, Marty St George will assume the role of Chief Commercial Officer at LATAM Airlines Group. St. George has more than thirty years experience in the aviation industry. After graduating from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a degree in Civil Engineering, Marty went on to hold prominent positions in airlines […]
LATAM Cargo blossoms in Colombia
The Latin American transportation company LATAM Cargo Group has seen an increase in its frequencies from Colombia to the USA in order to satisfy its clients’ needs in that market. It also announced the reactivation of its domestic cargo operation in eight routes, thanks to the air operation re-establishment in the country. Concretely, LATAM Cargo […]
LATAM’s Solidary Plane transported over 680 tonnes of medical supplies
LATAM Airlines Group’s Solidary Plane Program is a special programme that provides humanitarian services throughout South America and has strongly contributed to the fight against COVID-19. Despite the closed-border policies and other restrictions imposed by countries, the program currently reaffirms LATAM’s commitment to the community and South America’s health care system. Solidary Plane in Brazil […]
LATAM Cargo expands its PHARMA network
In light of the growing demand for international pharmaceutical transportation to Latin America in the midst of COVID-19’s health crisis, LATAM Cargo has extended PHARMA coverage. This care option, which is CEIV Pharma-certified, is part of the company’s product portfolio and offers specialised transportation for these sensitive and delicate shipments. The pandemic—which is currently affecting […]